Flush valve



Aug. 25, 1931.- HADEN FLUSH VALVE Filed Jan. 5, 1931 INVENTOR H G- aden, BY 0 ATTORNEY WITNESS i getout of order. v p 1 v a I A further object is to prov de a valve which:

' may control the inflow of water into thetank,

' I FLUSH' vanvn 1 tions and arrangementslherein describediand ii claimed. i

, valve of relatively simple construction which a a can belmade' at a low cost, but which will 'op erateefiliciently for flushing the bowlin a lli water-clos'et. w

Another object of the invention isto pro- 'vide a device which obviates the necessity of vfloats andv similar devices which render the construction complex, I and which is liable to and which also controls the water from the ,wtank .to thebowl when it is desired to flush 523123 the latter, thereby providing a valve having a double function. g

1 A further object of theinvention lstoproviole means whereby, when the valve is 1n its "normal position, adequate drainage is'provi edrso as to prevent danger to the tank,'as

, byfreezing and bursting.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification'and the novel 'features of the invention will be particularly r pointed out in the appended claim. 7 a My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings forming part of this ap a plicatio'n, in which: with my invention applied thereto, I v p Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the valve.

a Figure 3 is asection along the line 3 3v ao looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure iris Perspective view ofthe cylindricalvalve member, I

r i T Figure 5 isaperspectiveview the oper'atinghandle, and, $5.1 ,Figure 6 is'a side view. ofa modified form RAT ENI: QFIF'ICEQ mm mm m f e {My inventionirelates'to improvements in ffiush valvesfor water closets, and the like, 'and it consists in the combinations,construep k ng glands Registering openings 4 are ax o z he memb r! nd? arranged to estab- Figure 1 15a side view of a water-closet ce;theep atio he e-1 ni'cates-with the interior ofythe tank 15h ,T'he' valve? best illustrated: in Figs. 2', 3 and e U Y a, I I 'This consists of1a icasingll havinga central 1 An objectofmy'mventmn 1s toprovide a longitudinal; cylindrical 'bore extending? from end to; end. Thecasing vis preferably "pro v vided 1 atthe, "ends withireduced portions 1a,- which; are threadedto receive caps-'2; iThe; latter are recessed as shown at/3 to' provide f disposed in thecasing-,1 and pipes 5 and 16 h' lvfitheir ends disposed in the opposed ppen= v ng -"as h wn inEig. 12,- 3

ecy1 ndrical.va1ve member issiiotnia Fig.4"

7 It o s s s f a y n rical body pore Hon 7 ,ing;;reduced;en,d ,portiousY8.-.- The:

therethrough transversely of the longitudinal j h a ofi mun at oa e ween the passages-Ac; v

T QIQY-P ti ni f wfly D eS Cleas a Y showna tlQ, c onnecti ti halvrj I A, 1' ii-flat f e 11; t portion being semi-oir-,

ul i n crqss seqt njas Shown in ig- 3.1 The reducedien pq t on f Share? Pen g AQ tB dY-L lngfi paral e 'wl h th pa saeesfi, se. penof may ibe readilyunderstood;

i- 1 mg 111 ave shown a water-closet intakegpipewhich is controlled; by avalve 16.} Thepipefi leads from the valve and commui pipe 17? is a discharge: pipe which leads frIQ the tank: tothesvalyeiahd thegpipeigl8 iswaa short eonne'ction lbetween the valve a id th bowl I shown in Fig. 1. The handle 19 is attached to the reduced portions 8 by passing the forked ends 19a through the openings 12. In the position shown in Fig. l, thewater 5 will pass up through the pipe 5' through the passage 9 and into thetank 15. This tank is a closed tank and when the pressure is balanced the flow of water will stop. 7 'When' it is desired to flush the tank itis only necessary to swing the handle 19, from V the full line position shown in Fig. l to the dotted-line position. Thiswillturn-the vaive from the positionshown in Figs..2 and 3 so as to permit the flow of water through the valve. from the pipe. 17 to the pipe 1, 8, Of course before theva'lve i's thus turned, the water from the tank is prevented from en-- openings.

portions for-rotating the cylindrical valve member to bring either of said, registering openings into communication at will, and a passage and communicating with one of said first named openings when sald transverse tion' between said second named registering ELBRIDGE e. HADEN.

, drain passage extending from said transverse V tering the bowl since the valve portion 11" completely closed the opening; -Whendthe valve is shifted to the flushing position, the passage 9 is broughtiout of regis'tration -with the openings 1 and the'latter are closed',"so-

tank; 0111 reversing the movement: of the handie the valve is againbrought into its in iti al' -position,-closingthe communication between thetan'k and the bowl; and-establish-l ingjcommunication between the source or Y supply ofwater and the tank, so that the lat m ter is now filled. V In: case it is desiredto prevent the bursting of the tank, as infreezing, theihand'le T29 is swung into the dotted line position and left there, This drains the 'wlater outofthe tank 7 and-[it also establishes communicationbetween the passage-1,3 and the pipe '6 leading to the tank sot'hat any wateri'n the latter is v drained out;le-aving'thetank and pipes 6 and o "The valve may-be used as an ordinary valve turning-thehandiethe cylindrical valve "is f i moved-so as to permitthe water from the sup-- throughsaid caps, said casing having a pair fregistering p in s. a passageway through the bodfy 7 on said cylimilri'oa l va'lve 60 registering openingsgasaid casing having a secondfpair of registeri ngopenings disposed at right angles to the first named pairsaid 7 cylindrical valve member having a passage 65 extending.:transverseIy -with respect to: the

for 5 establishing cominunic'ation with said plyto flush thebowl *Onreversing themove I I passage is in position to aflord communica- 7 4 

